Who buys everything original?

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Original lens hood?
Original batteries?
Original lens cases/pouches?

I bought a lens hood from eBay for £2 when the original would've cost me £22+ and it fits perfectly and probably does the same job.

I bought 2 Energizer batteries for £5 each when the original would've cost me £45+ and they last just as long as my original.

So do you buy everything original?
 
The only thing I have ever bought for my 300D that isn't Canon brand is a battery. My 30D is all Canon, with the exception of the lenses :p
 
Lens hoods I wouldn't care about third party...

Batteries I have just ordered a spare couple of 3rd party BP-511A from a HK seller on eBay, in honesty I've actually never had a third party battery thats been any good but I keep the faith that some of them out there are just as good as the proper jobs so I'm hoping these ones will be decent...

Lenses more than happy to use other makes, absolutely love my Tamron 17-50mm and 90mm Macro :D

I did however, go genuine on the battery grip... probably cuz its such an integral part of the kit and an extension of the camera... they are however stupidly expensive.
 
Money being tight and trying to save where I can. I wouldn't mind going for a A1 condition 2nd hand lens. I would be more picky and fuzzy if it was a body. Just the fact I will want to sell on in future and retain as much value as a I can.
 
Well I have more Pentax M42 lenses for my Canon body than Canon and Sigma! Batteries are third party and only reason I got an original remote was that I got a good price on it.
 
So far I've bought all original. However I would consideer the likes of third party batteries, hoods, caps and lenses. I wouldnt spend £20 on a hood because it says Canon on it same for batteries and caps etc. Lenses are another matter I guess... its dependant on the lense.

I dont mind second hand either, I just bought a second hand Canon 55-250mm IS and its in brand new condition for under £125 which is a huge saving on new.

In both cases cheaper accessories means more monies for more stuff.
 
I bought an original battery grip for my 30D, but only because there's so many cheap third party ones knocking about. Using duracell batteries though :)
 
All my accessories are third party.. fraction of the Canon price but does the same job pretty much.
Wireless shutter remote, batteries, flashgun, battery grip, lens hoods.

Lenses are a different matter though; I choose whichever suits my needs/budget better.
 
After a bad experience with a 3rd party battery that nearly destroyed my camera and lost me a week of photography on vacation i will only every use 1st party batteries.

Other stuff is fine, but you usually get what you pay for. Sometimes the saving is worth it, sometimes not.
 
support_bae said:
So do you buy everything original?
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Yes, I mean stuff like lens hoods I've never bought as they're included and I've yet to break one but otherwise it's all Nikon, it's guaranteed by Nikon to all work together, it's designed to work together, there's zero worries, there's zero risk of Nikon and a third party lens vendor arguing over who's fault a problem is, it's Nikon's problem if it's not working. That and Nikon make better glass if you're buying in the upper price brackets...
 
Gaffer said:
I use 'L' glass, wi the hood is included.
The battery on my 1Ds3 is so good I don't need a second.
Case or pouch also included.

But I do fit Nikon lens caps. Does that count?

Andrew
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Ditto, although I'm still slightly nervous not having one! Tempted to get a 3rd party cheapo one as a just incase!
 
bigredshark said:
Yes, I mean stuff like lens hoods I've never bought as they're included and I've yet to break one but otherwise it's all Nikon, it's guaranteed by Nikon to all work together, it's designed to work together, there's zero worries, there's zero risk of Nikon and a third party lens vendor arguing over who's fault a problem is, it's Nikon's problem if it's not working. That and Nikon make better glass if you're buying in the upper price brackets...
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Indeed, like with my battery disaster. If my camera was ruined then Nikon tell me to GTFO since I was using a 3rd party battery. If I used a Nikon battery which exploded destroying my camera then they would likely replace it.


I have rarely found a 3rd party lens that was better in every way than a Nikon (1 or 2 exceptions abound). Often it is a compromise, sharp center/soft corners, good-optics but poor build and AF. Often they make good value for money, e.g. Tamron 17-50 2.8. But the Nikon 17-55 is basically better in every way, even if it is a little over priced.

The other thing with 3rd party flashes and lenses is Canon and Nikon have a closed communication protocol. Other manufactures have to reverse engineer the communication protocol. This inevitably leads to problems. Lots of older Sigma lenses don't work on new bodies etc. And lenses like the Tamron 17-50 sometimes report focus errors etc. I really hate the fact that Nikon and Canon don't make their communications open, or just license it out for a fee.

What I have noticed with a lot of new Sigma/Tamron lenses is that they are increasing sharpness, especially in the center, but the contrast is still not often up to Nikon, and things like Bokeh quality and other subjective rendition quality are not as good.
This makes the lenses do well in objective tests but you can still see something special in Canon L glass and Nikon gold-ring.
 
I really don't fancy paying £110 for a Canon battery when I can get one for about 14 quid from a reputable ebay shop.
Mind you, after reading of exploding 3rd party batteries I'm now a little nervous!
I do use 3rd party remotes which I find do the job.
 
I've bought third party batteries before (not cheapies, though - they're higher power), as well as some extension tubes and a few bits and bobs (lightsphere etc).

When it comes to the main things though (lenses, flashes, grips etc), I tend to buy all Canon. That way I know where I am with it all.
 
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